Society
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New ads for Prague to appear on CNN for next three months
From the start of this week two advertisements for Prague have been appearing several times a day on the international TV station CNN, drawing attention to the Czech…
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Emergency state called off after Tuesday's power grid failure
The Czech Republic experienced its biggest blackout for three decades on Tuesday, when the country's energy grid collapsed. The reason seems to be the ongoing heat wave…
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Czech wine producers and their role in the European wine sector
"If we do not make a bold reform proposal, there will be wine producers in Europe who will suffer a painful death," said European Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer…
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Blaze in national park contained
After three days and four nights, fire fighters say they have managed to put out a forest fire in the Ceske Svycarsko (or Bohemian Switzerland) national park in the north…
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More senior officials accused of flouting traffic regulations
Just days after the Czech Republic's police chief was caught speeding, other senior officials are also in hot water for breaking the rules of the road. A senior traffic…
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Renowned author Ludvik Vaculik turns eighty
This past Sunday, Ludvik Vaculik celebrated his 80th birthday. One of the Czech Republic's most well-known and respected writers, Ludvik Vaculik has been part of the Czech…
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Number of lakes declared unsafe for swimming due to cyanobacteria
The current hot and dry weather is causing many problems - from increased fire hazard to crops withering in the fields. Those who can use the opportunity to cool down in…
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Mailbox
This week in Mailbox: New website czech.cz; the use of US dollars in Radio Prague reports; features on Radio Prague's website. Listeners quoted: David Eldridge, Kanu Kumar…
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"I'M ON THE TRAM!"
Just by I.P. Pavlova metro station there is an unusual "museum" - a shop there which sells mobile telephones and paraphernalia has set up a display cataloguing the history…
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Magazine
Ornithologists want to try to return the Golden Eagle to its natural habitat in the Beskydy Mountains. Choosing your baby's sex - some Czechs are going to the States to do…
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The great escape - to Austria and freedom via electric power line
This week marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most dramatic escapes from communist Czechoslovakia, when two men crossed the border into Austria on home-made chairs…
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Demand for alcohol-free beer on the rise
The new transport law is also tougher when it comes to punishments for drunk drivers. Although officially, alcohol behind the wheel was not allowed before either, police…
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